# Incident 20051130028199I: Doug DC873F, Omaha, NE, November 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2005, 06:14 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851UP-2011-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051130028199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR MAY NOT BE LOCKED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND AN OPEN WIRE IN THE WIRE BUNDLE ENCLOSED IN THE CONDUIT RUNNING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO THE TERMINAL. MECHANICS REPLACED THE WIRE. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR MAY NOT BE LOCKED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND AN ELECTRICAL OPEN IN A WIRE IN A WIRE BUNDLE. THE WIRE BUNDLE WAS ENCLOSED IN A CONDUIT, THAT RAN FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO THE TERMINAL. MECHANICS REPLACED THE WIRE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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